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Four-star edge rusher Jamonta Waller to visit Auburn

One of the best pass rushers in the country will be visiting Auburn.

Four-star edge rusher [autotag]Jamonta Waller[/autotag] is one of the best players in Mississippi and Auburn is very interested in him.

The feeling is mutual as he is unofficially visiting Auburn on Friday, he announced on Twitter Monday morning.

Waller is the No. 289 overall player and the No. 23 edge in the 247Sports Composite ranking. The Picayune native is also the No. 8 player from Mississippi.

He is coming off a dominant junior campaign for Picayune Memorial High School. The 6-foot-2, 225-pounder made 106 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 31 quarterback hurries.

Auburn needs to land multiple pass rushers in the 2024 cycle and Waller would be a nice addition but the Tigers will need to have a great visit. This is his first time visiting the Plains and they have some ground to make up on the rest of the schools that are pursuing him.

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LSU offers 2024 4-star Mississippi linebacker

LSU is venturing deep into SEC territory to try and steal a talented linebacker from Ole Miss and Mississippi State.

LSU is venturing deep into SEC territory to try to steal a talented linebacker from Ole Miss and Mississippi State.

[autotag]Jamonta Waller[/autotag] is a 6-foot-2, 230-pound linebacker from the class of 2024. He is from Picayune, Mississippi, where he plays for Picayune Memorial High School.

The Picayune Maroon Waves finished the 2022 season 15-0 with a victory over West Point in the Mississippi 5A state championship game.

Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels are the current favorites to land him per On3.

Film Analysis: Waller does a phenomenal job of using his hands to shed blocks when he is rushing the quarterback on passing downs. He can be used as an outside linebacker or defensive end.

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Florida to host 4-star EDGE after extending offer

After extending an offer to four-star edge rusher Jamonta Waller, Florida is planning to host him once the dead period is lifted.

Florida offered four-star Picayune Memorial (Mississippi) edge rusher [autotag]Jamonta Waller[/autotag] on Thursday, according to a social media post he sent out in the afternoon.

Waller spoke with defensive analyst [autotag]Jamar Chaney[/autotag] and outside linebackers coach Mike Peterson before picking up the offer. He’d been talking with the program for a while and felt like the offer was coming, according to 247Sports.

“It’s something that had been kind of building up,” Waller said. “I have a good relationship with Coach Jamar and I just got the opportunity to talk with Coach Peterson today. We chopped it up on the phone and he was the one who actually offered me.”

It’s not the first SEC offer Waller has earned by a long shot, though. Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas A&M have submitted bids for him, and LSU offered on the same day Florida did. That’s 11 of the 14 programs in the conference, so it’s safe to say Billy Napier and Co. will be scheming either for or against him in the future.

The good news is that it should not take long for Waller to get to Gainesville for his first visit.

“I am looking forward to getting over there on March 11,” he said. “When I go, I want to have an opportunity to get on the field and somewhere that has good coaches who can develop me into a great football player and a great young man. I just wanna see if it feels like home.”

Waller’s schedule is busy in the spring. He’s giving teams a look before taking official visits in the summer, and programs like Florida need to wow him to earn one of five slots. Waller says the Gators “are up at the top,” but that doesn’t guarantee anything.

The 247Sports composite has Waller at No. 206 overall and No. 15 among edge rushers in the class of 2024. The site’s independent rankings have him just inside the top 200 at No. 199 and No. 12 among those at his position. On3 has yet to grade Waller as a recruit, and Rivals has him at Nos. 184 and 10, respectively.

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4-star edge Jamonta Waller schedules visit to Tennessee

4-star edge prospect Jamonta Waller schedules visit to Tennessee.

The recruiting dead period ends Feb. 28 and the Volunteers have been active scheduling upcoming visits for top 2024 targets.

Four-star edge prospect Jamonta Waller received a scholarship offer from Tennessee on Feb. 13 and has already scheduled an unofficial visit for April 3, according to a report from Chad Simmons.

The 6-foot-2, 225-pound edge rusher is from Picayune Memorial High School in Picayune, Mississippi. He ranks as the No. 199 overall prospect in the class of 2024. Waller is the No. 12 edge and No. 5 player in the state of Mississippi, according to the 247Sports composite.

Waller earned first-team all-state honors after finishing his junior season with 106 tackles, 24 tackles for a loss, 11.5 sacks and one interception. He is also a two-time MHSAA 5A state champion.

Waller will take multiple other visits throughout March and April, including Alabama, Florida, Texas A&M, LSU, Ohio State, Georgia and Auburn.

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LSU included among this 4-star EDGE’s busy spring visit slate

The Tigers will be one of many programs hosting Jamonta Waller for an unofficial visit in the coming weeks.

[autotag]Jamonta Waller[/autotag] isn’t messing around when it comes to his recruitment.

The four-star Picayune (Miss.) Picayune Memorial edge rusher has locked in a busy slate of unofficial visits for the coming weeks. He will take 11 trips in total during March and April, including one to Baton Rouge to see LSU on April 1.

Waller has seen his profile rise considerably. He currently ranks as the No. 205 player nationally per the 247Sports Composite, and he’s the No. 6 player in the state of Mississippi. Ole Miss is seen as the favorite right now, per On3, but Alabama is a riser after recently offering him.

After taking his slate of unofficial visits, Waller will decide which programs will get official visits during the summer. LSU will hope to secure one of those.

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